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examination, and some attention to the sex, 

 of more specimens : all that I know at 

 present is, that my two were amply fur- 

 nished with the parts of generation, much 

 resembling those of a boar. 



In the extent of their wings they mea- 

 sured fourteen inches and an half : and 

 four inches and an half from the nose to the 

 tip of the tail : their heads were large, their 

 nostrils bilobated, their shoulders broad 

 and muscular; and their whole bodies 

 flashy and plump. Nothing could be more 

 sleek and soft than their fur, which was of 

 a bright chesnut colour ; their maws were 

 full of food, but so macerated that the 

 quality could not be distinguished ; their 

 livers, kidnies, and hearts, were large, and 

 their bowels covered with fat. They 

 weighed each, when entire, full one ounce 

 and one drachm. Within the ear there was 

 somewhat of a peculiar structure that I did 

 not understand perfectly : but refer it to 

 the observation of the curious anatomist. 

 These creatures sent forth a very rancid 

 and offensive smell. 



